A comprehensive look at eggs. Considers the variations in size shape, texture and structure. Notes the origins of the egg, how it forms, the incubation differences by parent birds, hatching and the fate of the residual shell. Also touches on the so called bionic egg, egg collecting, the domestication of wildfowl, the egg’s place in folklore, its uses in the culinary arts, its influence in the decorative arts, the egg marketing industry, Easter eggs and artificial eggs.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507933
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eggs
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)